By Savannah Howe
Austin High School seniors Denni Heimer and Hewan Dagmawi are keen about three issues: skincare, haircare and being a boss. Their personal boss, that’s.
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Dagmawi and Heimer are individuals of the 2022 Mower County CEO program, which connects native highschool college students concerned with entrepreneurship with business mentors all through the Austin group. While studying the internal workings of a small business, CEO individuals are tasked with creating their very own business mannequin and/or product. And whereas the vast majority of the initiatives finish at hypotheticals or prototypes, Dagmawi and Heimer took their business, HD|DH Hair and Skin, one step additional.
“Our focus is to convey protected, high quality, and pure merchandise to each pores and skin and hair sort, tone, and texture,” Heimer says.
The college students’ line of hair- and skincare merchandise is all-natural and biodegradable. They’ve confronted some challenges in getting their business off the bottom, as all entrepreneurs do.
“I wished to see the behind the scenes of small and massive companies, and to additionally make my very own business,” Dagmawi stated of why she selected to affix the CEO program.
Turns out, funding challenges and provide chain points are what the scenes conceal. Still being full-time college students, Dagmawi and Heimer wrestle to search out the area and time to create their merchandise, and their provide sources have been gradual through the pandemic.
“Our largest problem is funding, we pay and work for every little thing that goes into our business,” Heimer defined.
The women stumbled into an sudden alternative once they landed a spot as a vendor at a May 13 (*2*) occasion “Our Season to Bloom,” a cross-disciplinary trend occasion held by University of Minnesota college students Emily Winzenz and Ella Beuning. While the crown jewel of the occasion was a trend stroll by Minneapolis robe rental boutique Midwest Gowns, creators specializing in jewellery, magnificence, baked items and different items have been invited to showcase their work alongside the runway.
“The creator, Emily, wished an atmosphere the place creatives collaborate to assist and present their expertise,” Heimer stated. “It was a tremendous trend present with native designers, fashions, make-up artists and photographers, together with distributors.”
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While Our Season to Bloom was a one-time occasion that’s come and gone, Dagmawi and Heimer made nice connections and acquaintances within the trend, magnificence and artistic industries, and appears ahead to HD|DH Hair and Skin’s personal season to bloom after the CEO class is concluded.
“Within the three months we’ve created this business, we not solely made wonderful product, however we even have networked and set ourselves and business up for achievement,” Dagmawi stated.
For youthful highschool college students whose ambitions don’t embody a 9-5, the CEO program provides a preliminary glimpse into the lifetime of an entrepreneur.
“I’ve at all times appreciated the concept of turning into my very own boss,” Heimer stated. “CEO actually reveals should you can or can’t make it.”
https://www.austindailyherald.com/2022/05/entrepreneurial-ambitions-lift-2-ahs-seniors-skincare-business/
